Opportunities for Thin-film Batteries

This presentation talks about present status of thin/printed battery industry. It also discusses as how some of emerging markets are creating new market opportunities for thin/printed batteries. The information presented in this document are taken from NanoMarkets' report-"Thin-film and Printed Batteries Markets 2014-2021".

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MARKET SHIFTS IN THE BATTERY INDUSTRY
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Sensors:
Wireless sensor networks (WSN) are expected
to be integrated into the Internet-of-Things
As these sensors need to be tiny, flexible and
self-powered, thin batteries are the best fit
Wearable devices, medical devices and
building automation likely to provide
opportunities for battery-sensor integration
Cymbet, Solicore and Blue Spark Technologies
are targeting sensors market at present
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Energy Harvesting:
Energy harvesting systems that can scavenge
energy from ambient sources are capable of
replacing thin batteries in sensors segment
Still for many applications, like PV cells, where
energy can only be harvested intermittently, thin
batteries will find a place
Current trend seems to favor symbiotic
partnerships between energy harvesters and
thin batteries or between thin batteries and
super capacitors depending upon the
application
OTP Cards:
Credit cards in financial sector, customer loyalty
and gift card in retail, smart card in healthcare
are areas where thin batteries will find their
application
Thin battery powered OTP cards are well
accepted in Asia and Europe but growth of OTP
cards is slow in markets like the US
OTP generation by mobile phone is a potential
threat to thin batteries powered OTP cards
Biometric Cards:
Biometric cards may be an area that might
create the biggest opportunity for thin batteries
Companies like Smart Metric (U.S), UINT
(France) and Mereal Biometrics (France) are
working in this area
These products are yet to be commercialized
and likely to come in the market by end of 2014
In case, OTP cards fails, success of thin
batteries will rely on biometric cards